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A few years ago a guy named Carlos got 15 years in prison for
fucking with people's browsers like that, as well as other similar
activities. Many adult webmasters did everything they could to help the
authorities get the guy. While that outcome is unlikely,
it is possible and gives some insight as to how society views
you hacking visitors computers in such a way.
There is nothing that can be done with cookies that can't be
done in another way. There is therefore never anything you
can accomplish by this type of criminal activity that you can't
accomplish using legal and ethical means.
BTW - yes, it's possible. On Windows, ANYTHING is
possible with the right combination of technical know how
and social engineering instincts. I once made a web page
that bypassed not only IE but Windows itself and directly
accessed the hardware on the users graphics card.
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